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NEW BRUNSWICK - In her nearly three-decade career advocating for Rutgers on Capitol Hill, Francine Newsome Pfeiffer has regularly called on the skills she developed as a first-generation student at Rutgers.   “What has drawn me to this path is the transformative power of higher education.  Education is the clearest investment we can make for social mobility in this country,” Pfeiffer said. “Every single opportunity I've had, Rutgers opened those doors for me, and I'm very driven to make those same doors open for others.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERPfeiffer, appointed senior vice...

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STATEN ISLAND, NY – State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton has announced a $10,000 funding allocation to PS 78 in Stapleton to help create a new reading garden for students. The initiative aims to provide an outdoor space where children can engage with literature and the natural environment. “PS 78 fosters...

MILLBURN, NJ – 89 Millburn High School seniors have been recognized as Commended Scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). To achieve this honor, students must score in the top 50,000 on the PSAT/NMSQT, They are normally around the top 2–3% of test takers. Congratulations to the 89 Commended Scholars: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERNeel AhujaTanvi AkunuriGabrielle AllenArushi AroraDOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE.Alexander BeloreshkiHolden Bergam Michaela BershElias Bikales Ethan BitanEmily BlumhofSom ChandrashekarMingyi ChenTheodore Chun Lanzehn CuiArihant DevaJacey DingEmily DongRohan DubeyAarav DugarGabrielle FacktorRyan FinkelsteinShane FrancisAddison FreimauerKeigo FujitaArya GandhiEliana GoodmanNaina GroverAditya GuptaEnzo GurijalaCharlotte HaaseRishabh HandaWanjia HeEsther HongEmily HoungTianze Huang Zain JaffarMaanya JindalAshley JosephBrendan KadeAmani KarnoubAdikansh Khann Mason KongSameer KuriyanAva LeeKai LeeSophia LiHayden LinCasey LiuZhonghe MaSarvajit MahadevanHenry MeilerMason MoonGauri MoreJanhvi MoreKarolina OstrowskiNathan OsurAaron PanSanvi PatilMarcus Patti Danqui PeiLukas PilarskAnanya RajakumarMorgan RakhlinBenjamin RudinAri SchulmanTanush ShahNicholas ShelhoffTimothy ShiAnshrutha ShrinvasYasvir SinghSana SinhaEric SongVenya TiwariLia TsinNitya TunkMeera Vardharaj Tejas WadhwaAngelina WangHeather Wang Jacob Warner Alexander WongNicole XieRyan Jia Jun XieTerrence YangNatalie YipEdward YoungLeonard YuAndrew ZhangGrant Zhou. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's award-winning band is holding a car wash and clothing drive on Saturday, September 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Members of the Chargers band will be washing cars in front of Spotswood High School. The cost of a wash is $5 a car. Participants can also donate gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and stuffed animals. Saturday's car wash and clothing drive will be held, rain or shine. Proceeds from both events go to support the band's trip to Chicago in the spring to compete in the Festivals of Music. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Jalen Grant of Roselle Catholic High School (N.J.) and PSA Cardinals has received an offer from Division I Rider University Men’s basketball program, today he wrote on X. formerly Twitter. In addition to the Broncs’ offer, the six-footer holds offers from St. John’s, Seton Hall, Hofstra, Iona, Quinnipiac, St....

Monsignor Farrell head coach Rocco Del Priore was at his wit’s end Friday night following yet another heartbreaking loss for his Lions. This time, Farrell dropped an 18-12 CHSFL decision to Cardinal Hayes at Columbia University in upper Manhattan. If you purchase a product or register for an account...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Every New Jersey school is required to have a threat assessment team prepared to respond to school threats, such as the online social media threats several districts received earlier this month.These teams are also tasked with making all schools feel safe, which many experts say is equally or more important for violence prevention than how schools and law enforcement respond to individual threats.The state’s threat assessment law, which required teams to be in place by September 2023, is based on the Secret Service threat assessment...

Sabrina Dore, Madeline Albano and Sienna Patella -- Susan Wagner’s Big 3 -- made their presence felt when it was needed most as the Falcons overcame a 2-1 deficit in the pouring rain to defeat Curtis, 4-2, in a PSAL 3A matinee matchup Saturday in Sea View. SW remained...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Jonathan Keaney, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision provided a presentation regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by teachers and students at the Thursday, Sep. 26 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. Superintendent Lauren Zirpoli and Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Joseph Uglialoro explained the district’s policy regarding cellphones and smart devices.The district began experimenting with the use of AI as a tool for teachers last spring and collected feedback from their experience. The district approved an AI policy this past summer and have added an AI component to the professional development...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence Board of Education recently awarded Certificates of Excellence to New Providence High School students in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The Certificate of Excellence recognized the students’ outstanding achievements during the 2023-2024 school year. Each of the students was a National Award recipient in the Technology Student Association National Competition, held in June 2024 in Orlando, Florida. The Technology Student Association (TSA) offers over 30 competitions for middle and high school students to apply their knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). TSA...

Curtis head coach Peter Gambardella knows Canarsie is an up-and-coming team in the PSAL’s 4A Conference. Gambardella just hopes the winless Wolf Pack (0-3) don’t find their footing Friday, when the Brooklynites visit St. George at 7 p.m. If you purchase a product or register for an account...

There aren’t too many freshman gridders among Staten Island’s varsity football ranks, though a small number have already begun to make a name for themselves. In fact, there are only five freshman who have emerged as varsity starters in the early-going. Now, we want to know who you, the readers and fans, feel reigns supreme among frosh on the local landscape.

CHATHAM, NJ – It wasn't a great night to play a football game under wet conditions at Cougar Field on Saturday night. And Chatham made it a miserable time for the visiting team from Livingston with a 44-7 win in a “Senior Night” game that closed out a very successful Cougar Weekend.Senior lineman Will Colvin scored his first career touchdown with a fumble recovery for the first points of the game; senior quarterback Will Allen threw two touchdown passes to tight end Hunter Bigham and also rushed for a two-point conversion and a TD, and junior...

CHATHAM, NJ – It took some extra hustle from senior midfielder Danny O'Brien to beat the keeper to the ball and score the only goal of the game, lifting Chatham to a workmanlike 1-0 boys soccer win vs. Morris Hills on “Cougar Night” Friday.Chatham got its goal from O'Brien in the 10th minute and held on for the shutout win posted by junior goalie Jack Paone, who was well protected all night.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERSenior midfielder Adam Petitjean has been sparking the offense since being moved to the right flank...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School announced its first member of the Class of 2025 to receive Student of the Month honors. Senior Tabitha Devlin is the Chargers September Student of the Month. Devlin is a member of the student council, a class officer, and a member of Spotswood High School's National Honor Society. She is also an active participant in community service projects. Devlin will be recognized for her achievements along with future Spotswood High School Students of the Month at Senior Awards Night in June.  For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Week Four in high school football across New Jersey – and in the Big Central – had some exciting games, but Friday night’s happenings were tempered by what happened in Union County Friday night, as St. Thomas Aquinas star runningback Chase Young collapsed in the third quarter of their game at Elizabeth.

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team has enjoyed a terrific start to the season. The Blue Knights had a 5-0 record through Wednesday, Sept. 18. They defeated Golda Och Academy in the season opener on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in West Orange, and defeated Newark Collegiate Academy on Thursday, Sept. 12, at home.

MANCHESTER, NH--Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following Piscataway full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.699 for the reporting term and was named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List. The summer term runs from May to August. Neck Patel Chyna Jackson Nicholas Meade  Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with a 92-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 200,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER  For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

CHERRY HILL — The last two seasons, the Oak Knoll School field hockey team has lost to Camden Catholic in the state championship game. On a misty, rainy Saturday morning, the Royals made the trek down from North Jersey and got a little bit of payback, riding an early goal to a 1-0 victory over the Fighting Irish in a matchup of two of the state’s top teams.